Chattahoochee Hills
Rural by design: village-node zoning, Serenbe, and a median of $423 per square foot.
Updated September 2026 · Source: FMLS, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group
The 60-second read
Chattahoochee Hills is a city built to stay countryside. Its zoning steers development into compact village nodes, Serenbe being the famous one, and keeps most of the land rural. The market prices that scarcity: a $785,000 median across 42 FMLS closings in the 12 months through September 2026, at $423 per square foot.
Two very different products share one label here: Serenbe's village homes and the countryside's acreage and custom builds. The result is a spread to respect, a middle half running $531,250 to $1,441,250, and annual medians that swung from $1,010,852 in 2023 to $815,000 in 2025. With 42 sales a year, the mix decides the median.
What the housing stock actually is
The middle half of sales ran $531,250 to $1,441,250 across homes of 1,687 to 3,000 square feet. At a median $423 per square foot, more than Buckhead's $329, you're paying for land, setting, and design rather than sheer size. Only 3% of sales since 2020 were homes built 2020 or later in this data.
Sales averaged 91.5% of list with a median 94 days on market, per FMLS data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. So list prices here are opening positions, not settled facts. And with 42 closings in a year, treat every annual stat as directional, then price the specific property.
Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. Y-axis does not start at zero. Months with fewer than 5 closings are omitted from the line.
View the data table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | $487K |
| Nov 2021 | $482K |
| Dec 2021 | $830K |
| Jan 2022 | n/a |
| Feb 2022 | n/a |
| Mar 2022 | n/a |
| Apr 2022 | n/a |
| May 2022 | n/a |
| Jun 2022 | $730K |
| Jul 2022 | $1.01M |
| Aug 2022 | n/a |
| Sep 2022 | n/a |
| Oct 2022 | $782K |
| Nov 2022 | $904K |
| Dec 2022 | $829K |
| Jan 2023 | $1.06M |
| Feb 2023 | n/a |
| Mar 2023 | n/a |
| Apr 2023 | n/a |
| May 2023 | n/a |
| Jun 2023 | n/a |
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| Jan 2024 | n/a |
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| May 2024 | n/a |
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| Aug 2024 | $941K |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
| Oct 2024 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Jan 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Apr 2025 | $675K |
| May 2025 | $1.03M |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
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| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Feb 2026 | $1.37M |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Apr 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | $625K |
| Jun 2026 | $1.28M |
| Jul 2026 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| Sep 2026 | n/a |
What tends to work well
- Buyers who want rural land while staying inside Fulton County.
- Serenbe buyers; the community's hamlets, restaurants, and trails are the city's anchor.
- Budgets between $531,250 and $1,441,250, the middle half of the city's FMLS sales through September 2026.
- Patient buyers; a median of 94 days on market means less rush and more negotiation than most of the metro.
What buyers should think about
- Daily commuters; Midtown runs 45 to 70 minutes and no interstate touches the city.
- Anyone who needs shopping close by; most errands run to Palmetto, Fairburn, or beyond.
- Budget buyers; three quarters of recent sales closed above $531,250.
- Sellers who need speed; sales averaged 91.5% of list over a median 94 days on market.
How are the commutes from Chattahoochee Hills?
No interstate touches the city. South Fulton Parkway is the main way in and out, feeding northeast toward the airport and I-285, and the rest of the grid is two-lane state routes like SR 154. Whatever the map app says, add minutes for the rural last miles.
None. This is rural Fulton County; every trip is a drive.
Drive times are realistic off-peak to peak ranges, not promises. Test your own commute at your own hours before you buy; we say that to every client.
- 25-40 min
- to Hartsfield-Jackson
- 40-60 min
- to Downtown Atlanta
- 45-70 min
- to Midtown
What schools serve Chattahoochee Hills?
Chattahoochee Hills is served by Fulton County Schools. Verify any address's assigned schools with the district's official lookup.
Sources: enrollment, grades, and staffing from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data API (2022-23); assessment figures from Georgia Milestones, Governor's Office of Student Achievement downloadable data, 2024-25, share of tested students scoring Proficient or Distinguished on Georgia Milestones (ELA and Math; EOG for elementary and middle schools, American Literature and Algebra EOC for high schools). Attendance zones are set by the district, change over time, and must be verified address by address before you rely on them. We identify schools factually and present official statistics uniformly; we do not rate, rank, or characterize schools.
Everyday life
Serenbe is the anchor: a planned community organized as hamlets surrounded by farmland and trails, with restaurants and an events calendar that pull visitors from across the metro. It's the reason most buyers have heard of Chattahoochee Hills at all. The city logged 42 FMLS closings in the 12 months through September 2026, per data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
Cochran Mill Park adds wooded creekside trails. And the zoning is the quiet headline: development concentrates in villages so most of the land stays rural, which is exactly what buyers here are paying $423 per square foot to keep.
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Medians and days on market: trailing 12 months. Data last updated: September 2026. Source: FMLS closed sales, compiled by the Terence Richardson Group.
Questions people ask
Chattahoochee Hills questions, answered
Is Chattahoochee Hills a good place to live?
Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County, GA closed 42 FMLS sales at a $785,000 median in the 12 months through September 2026, per data compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The case: countryside protected by the city's own zoning, Serenbe's village life, and Cochran Mill Park's trails. The tradeoffs: a 45-to-70-minute Midtown run, little commercial inside the city, and a median of 94 days on market. It fits buyers who want rural Georgia without leaving Fulton County.
What is the median home price in Chattahoochee Hills?
The median home price in Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County, GA is $785,000 for the 12 months through September 2026, per FMLS closed sales compiled by the Terence Richardson Group. The middle half of sales ran $531,250 to $1,441,250, and annual medians have swung from $1,010,852 in 2023 to $815,000 in 2025. With 42 closings a year, the mix of what sold moves these numbers, so comp the property, not the city.
What is Serenbe?
Serenbe is the planned community that drives much of the market in Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County, GA, where the citywide median runs $423 per square foot. It's built as compact hamlets surrounded by farmland and trails, with restaurants and events open to the public. If you're shopping the city, decide early whether you're a Serenbe buyer or an acreage buyer; they're different searches at different numbers.
How far is Chattahoochee Hills from Atlanta?
Roughly 30 miles separate Chattahoochee Hills, Fulton County, GA from downtown Atlanta, and no interstate touches the city. Plan on 40 to 60 minutes to downtown, 45 to 70 to Midtown, and 25 to 40 to Hartsfield-Jackson via South Fulton Parkway. The distance is a feature to the people who live here, but be honest with yourself about the daily math.
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